Lord of Mysteries, Vol. 1: The Clown

Lord of Mysteries, Vol. 1: The Clown

Cuttlefish That Loves Diving

First published 2025

8.08.0 / 10
Score out of 1021 ratingsEarly score · confidence 12%

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About the book

Through the storm of steam and machinery, who can achieve the extraordinary? In the mist of history and darkness, who whispers to me? When I woke up from the haze of mystery, I found myself in a world of guns, cannons, giant ships, airships, difference engines; potions, divination, curses, hanged men, and sealed artifacts. But the light still shines between it all, and the mystery is never more than two steps away. This is the legend of the Fool.

Description: publisher’s blurb via Hardcover

Reading order · Lord of Mysteries

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  1. Lord of Mysteries, Vol. 1: The Clown
    Lord of Mysteries, Vol. 1: The Clown2025 · 21 ratingsThis book
    8.08.0 / 10
  2. Lord of Mysteries, Vol. 2: The Clown, Part II
    Lord of Mysteries, Vol. 2: The Clown, Part II2025 · 7 ratings · Not ranked yet
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  3. Lord of Mysteries, Vol. 3: The Clown, Part III
    Lord of Mysteries, Vol. 3: The Clown, Part III2026 · Not ranked yet
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  4. Lord of Mysteries, Vol. 4: The Faceless, Part I
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Where the score comes from

The sources average 8.2 across 21 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 12% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Rankings average of 7.8. That is how 8.0 comes out.

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Hardcover8.221 100%

Reader voices

The most-liked reviews on Hardcover (credited to their authors).

  • ““Lord of Mysteries” is a Chinese story originally published as a web novel. As a result, this has quite a few flaws that might be seen with looser editing. The pacing is quite slow with lots of unnecessary details and events. The story is not…”

    ★ 4/5Gondre19Wedj on Hardcover

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